Hi Gabriella,
I haven't heard of many people running out of time but I am a slow test taker and was worried about this when preparing for my exam in November. Taking the first full length Board Mock Exam about 4 weeks prior was helpful in assessing my speed... and I definitely needed to pick up the pace! I realized a few things that helped:
- I was spending too much time on questions I didn't know.
- It helped to use the highlight, strikeout, and search features, especially within the cases
- There was gold in the footnotes of the case narratives and some of the answers to the questions would be in multiple places within the case. It was easier for me to quickly browse the narrative for key info, get to the questions and then go back with a laser focus on the information I was looking for within the case.
I worked on my timing for every practice quiz in the review material and by the time I took the second Board Mock Exam (about a week before) I felt more comfortable with my pace. For the actual exam, I took most of the time in each section but didn't feel rushed. One note is to remember that some review programs tend to have longer questions than on the actual exam. Per the CFP Board, the length of the questions are as follows:
- Stand-alone Questions: 2-3 sentences long
- Short Scenario Questions: 3 questions per scenario
- Case Study Questions: Case covers several pages, and typically 8-12 questions per case study
More info here:
https://www.cfp.net/get-certified/certification-process/exam-requirement/about-the-cfp-exam/exam-formatFor me, the best gauge for timing were the full length CFP Board Mock exams.
-Jackie
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Jackie Cummings Koski, MSPFP, CFP®, AFC®
Financial Educator & Consultant
Linktr.ee/moneyletters
Linkedin.com/in/jackiecummingskoski
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-29-2023 09:13
From: Gabriella Delmonaco
Subject: Taking exam in March- Wondering if anyone had issues with the amount of time given for the exam. Do test takers often run out of time?
I tend to be a slow test taker and am worried about running out of time.
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Gabriella Delmonaco
Assistant Financial Advisor
Toler Financial Group
Silver Spring MD
(914)329-2114
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